Combination luggage carrier, table, and bench



G. o. MACKIE ET AL COMBINATION LUGGAGE CARRIER, TABLE, AND BWCH Sept. 11, 1928.

Filed June 15, 1926 Patented Eiept. 11, E323.

ca rn stares GEORGE 'O. .MACKIE, JOHN S.

.MACKIE, AND JAMES (l; MACZKIE, F WIKN'ZN'IIEG,'

MANI'DGIBA, CANADA.

COMBINATION LUGGAGE CARRIER, TABLE, AND BENCH.

Application filed June 15, 1926, Serial No. 1.rs',:ess,.a1id a Canada-April 30, .1926.

The invention relates to improvements in combination luggage carrier, table and bench and an object ot the invention to provide box which can be conveniently mounted on the running board of an automobile and n which luggage can be paclred, and which is provided with a removable cover which can be utilized with legs supplied to form benches and has the body part thereof arranged so that it can be utilized with legs supplied to form a table, the legs of both the table andthe benches being stora'ble in the packed box.

With the above moreimportant objects in view,'the invention consists essentially in the arrangement and con action of parts hereinafter more particularly described, reteren ce being had to the accompanying drawing, in which 2-- I Fig. l is a perspective viewot the carrier with one of the cover sections removed and showing the legs stacked within the box.

Fin. 2 is a vertical sectional view centrally and longitudinally through the box.

3 is "aside view-0t a portion of the box and showing a leg attached thereto.

Fi g. 4t is a perspective View of a portion of one of the formed benches.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the cover sections showing the position that the parts take prior to the legs being attached thereto.

In the drawinglike characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

The box is substantially rectangular and presents a closed bottom 1, upstanding opposing sides 2 and 3 and upstanding opposing ends 4; and 5, the sides being higher than the ends. The open top of the box is adapted to be closed by two similar cover sections, one of which, that 6 is shown placed in closed position in Figure 1. It will be observed that the cover sections overlie the ends and lit between the sides.

Each cover section 6 when removed from the box is adapted to form the seat 9 of a bench. On the under side the section is supplied adjacent the ends with stationary cross blocks or strips 10 and 11 and between these blocks or strips we locate a brace bar 12 which extends lengthwise and centrally of the cover section and is connected by hingesl3 and 14; to the inner face of the cover section. These hinges permit the brace bar to take a flat ly-' ing position against the under face of the 'i'roni'the box and'one desires to form a bench therefrom he swings the brace bar "to a position at right angles to the cover section and then he ta-lies two oithe legs and en'ters'them with their upper ends in the "spaces 15, the ends of the brace bar being at this time in the channels 19. Having so placed the legs, a withdrawabl'e pin is passedthrough suitable registering openings '21 provided in the batons and legs. In this way it will be *ap parent that one can be quickly provided two benches for seating purposes, as there are two cover sections and four bench legs provided.

The bench legs are designed so that two of them can be stored end to end against the side 3 of the box and the other two stored one against each end of the box. Provision is made for holding the stored legs in place, such embodying in the present instance, sets of vertical strips 22 and 23 secured to the box and overlying rectangular plates 2e and 25 fastened to the strips. The plates and strips form with the body of the box opposing channels adapted to receive the ends of the legs, and it will be apparent that when the legs are so stored they take but little room and conse- 'quently'do not materially reduce the capacity 7 of the box for luggage.

e desire also to utilize the substantially rectangular body of the box as a table top, and to this end we provide four similar table legs 26, which are also adapted to take a stored position lying flat against the inner face of the side 2 of the box, being held in such position by end channels similar to those described in connection with the bench legs. The strips 22 and 23 adjacent the corners of the box are so placed that they form with the corners of the box sockets to receive the ends of the table legs.

It will be readily apparent that after the luggage has been removed from the box together with the legs that one can very quickly insertthe table legs in the corner sockets mentioned and having done this can provide himself with a table, upon inverting the box so that the free ends of the table legs will stand on the ground. After the table has been so set up the other parts can be quickly put together to form two benches to support parties desiring to seat themselves at the table.

This device is particularly of value when one is touring or picnicing with his automobile, as he can not only use the device to carry his luggage from place to place, but can utilize it as a table with benches.

The strips 10 and 11 are so placed in regard to the ends of the box that they prevent end shifting of the closed cover sections and obviously the upstanding sides prevent side shifting of the same. The cover sections are held in closed position by a centrally positioned locking bar 27 hinged at 28 to one side of the box and provided at-the other end with a hasp 29, the slot of which is adapted to receive an eye 30 secured to the front of the box.

.A padlock 31 shown as caught in the eye is used for locking the hasp, and at this time the locking bar is tightly overlying the cover sections.

What we claim as our invention is: g

1. In combination, aluggage carrier comprising a substantially rectangular luggage box, similar cover sections detachably secured to the box, transversely extending blocks permanently secured to the inner faces of the covers adjacent the ends thereof, a brace bar hinged to each cover section and extending lengthwise between the blocks. and adapted to take an extended position at right angles to the cover, pairs of removable legs normally stored within the box and fittings carried by the legs and brace bars whereby a pair of legs can be detachably secured to each removed cover to form a bench. 2. The combination with a luggage box, of a pair of detachable cover sect-ions for the box, cross strips secured to the under side of each cover section adjacent the ends thereof, a brace bar hinged centrally to the under side of each cover between the strips and having the ends thereof spaced from the strips and adapted upon the covers being removed to take a position at right angles thereto, legs storablewithin the box and adapted when removed to take positions at right angles to the cover sections and interposed between the ends of the brace bars and the strips, spaced batons secured centrally to the legs and adapted to receive therebetween the ends of the brace bar and withdrawable locking pins fastening the batons to the brace bar.

Signed at Winnipegthis 29th day of May,

GEORGE o. Mrioxin JOHN s. MAGKIE. JAMES o. MACKIE. 

